UN assessment: PA is ready to govern a state of its own

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By JPOST.COM STAFF 
04/12/2011 14:05

Report to be submitted to Palestinian donors by UN special coordinator for Middle East says gov't functions are sufficient for Palestinian state, but progress will be hard while "occupation" continues. 

Talkbacks (14)   The Palestinian Authority is ready to govern a state of its own, according to a report published Tuesday by the office of UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Robert Serry, AFP reported.

The report, which will be submitted to Palestinian donor nations at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, said that in six areas where the UN is most engaged there are sufficient governmental functions to establish a state.

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